It was embarrassment for the Glovers, as they were defeated 2-1 by W*ymouth in a night that will be remembered for all the wrong reasons. Let’s see how the rest of the National League clubs got on in their own opening fixtures of their FA Trophy journeys.
We start with the earliest fixture of the round, where the 1pm kickoff produced the highest scoring match, as Southend United defeated 8th tier Brentwood Town. The underdog hosts actually took the lead, but an Aribim Pepple hat trick helped the Shrimpers ease through with a 5-3 victory. There were two 3-3 crackers, both ending in victory for the home sides; Woking scraped through against 7th tier Havant & Waterlooville, despite the best efforts of former Glover Ryan Seager as he scored a hat trick to take the game to penalties, while Sutton United came from behind against National League basement boys Ebbsfleet United to win on penalties, former Glover Callum Harriott getting a goal on his debut for the visiting losers.
Two home 3-1 wins for National League sides next, as Aldershot Town and York City defeated Wealdstone and Darlington respectively, while two upsets came in 2-2 draws – 7th tier Basford United knocked out FC Halifax Town, and Kidderminster Harriers won away at AFC Fylde. In another FA Trophy derby, it was another NLS side toppling their National League counterpart, as Slough Town defeated Maidenhead United in a 2-1 win, while further north, a NLN side knocked out National League opposition as Radcliffe left Solihull Moors as 2-1 victors. On Tuesday night, a final 2-1 scoreline was played out, this time in favour of the “overdog”, as Eastleigh won at Hanwell Town.
Three playoff sides all took part in 2-0 scorelines, with varying successes, as Oldham Athletic were surprised by Stockton Town, while Rochdale and Barnet knocked out 6th tier opposition in Leamington and Aveley. Two all-NL clashes ended in penalty wins for the visitors, as Forest Green Rovers and Tamworth defeated Braintree Town and Hartlepool United following 1-1 results, while an upset came on Wednesday night as Chertsey Town knocked out Dagenham & Redbridge.
Boston United won a narrow affair against Alvechurch, Altrincham won on penalties against a charging Macclesfield, and there is still one more result to be determined; following the collapse of Farsley Celtic captain Lewis Turner, the decision was made to abandon the fixture between Gateshead and Farsley Celtic, our best wishes go out to Lewis and his family.
It’s a bumper round-up today as there were four National League fixtures on Tuesday night to accompany the rescheduled fixtures following Storm Darragh!
We start with a barnstorming 3-3 draw between Wealdstone and Altrincham, where two in-form forwards in Alex Reid and Regan Linney couldn’t add to their doubles in a pulsating encounter. A Jack Stevens screamer rescued the three points for Solihull Moors against Aldershot Town, meanwhile it was the end of the road for another Ebbsfleet United manager, as Harry Watling was sacked following a 2-0 defeat to AFC Fylde, leaving the Fleet 11 points from safety, rooted firmly to the bottom of the table. The final clash of the week saw a 0-0 draw between FC Halifax Town and Sutton United.
FA Trophy 3rd Round results (NL teams in bold)
Brentwood Town 3-5 Southend United
AFC Fylde 2-2 Kidderminster Harriers (Kidderminster win 3-0 on pens)
Aldershot Town 3-1 Wealdstone
Altrincham 0-0 Macclesfield (Altrincham win 4-2 on pens)
Barnet 2-0 Aveley
Basford United 2-2 FC Halifax Town (Basford win 6-5 on pens)
Boston United 1-0 Alvechurch
Braintree Town 1-1 Forest Green Rovers (Forest Green win 5-3 on pens)
Slough Town 2-1 Maidenhead United
Solihull Moors 1-2 Radcliffe
Stockton Town 2-0 Oldham Athletic
Sutton United 3-3 Ebbsfleet United (Sutton win 4-2 on pens)
York City 3-1 Darlington
Gateshead A-A Farsley Celtic
Hanwell Town 1-2 Eastleigh
Hartlepool United 1-1 Tamworth (Tamworth win 3-0 on pens)
Leamington 0-2 Rochdale
Woking 3-3 Havant & Waterlooville (Woking won 4-2 on pens)
Yeovil Town 1-2 W*ymouth
Chertsey Town 1-0 Dagenham & Redbridge
National League results – in full
AFC Fylde 2-0 Ebbsfleet United
FC Halifax Town 0-0 Sutton United
Solihull Moors 2-1 Aldershot Town
Wealdstone 3-3 Altrincham
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